Flying Into Hurricane Irma's Eye Looks As Scary As You Think It Would

Dramatic new footage shows what it’s like to fly into the eye of one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded.

As Hurricane Irma barreled towards the Caribbean and Florida with winds of up to 185 mph on Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration flew its aircraft right through the center of the Category 5 storm.

NOAA officials tweeted an intense clip of the plane experiencing severe turbulence as it passed through the hurricane’s eyewall: